Hamilton Beach 34508 Manual page 11

Using Non-Pressure Cook Modes
Follow directions for assembling Pressure Cooker in "How to Assemble." Press mode button to select. A default time will display. To adjust
cooking time, press + or – buttons.
• Sauté/brown mode can be used to brown foods or sauté
vegetables before pressure cooking, slow cooking, or as a
function on its own. Lid should be off while using this mode.
Sauté/brown time will start to count down when Cooker has
reached browning temperature.
• Slow cook mode can be used on low or high heat. To select heat
setting, press slow cook button multiple times to toggle through
settings. Steam Release Valve should be in open position ( )
(Figure 1). Slow cook will automatically start to count down
cooking time within 10 seconds. When cycle is complete, Cooker
will switch to keep warm/cancel for up to a total cooking and
warm time of 24 hours.
Figure 1
• Yogurt mode is used for making plain or flavored yogurt in your
home. You will need starter culture intended for yogurt, and fresh
milk. Press yogurt button. Add unpasteurized milk to Cooking Pot
and add Pot onto Pressure Cooker Base. Add Lid and secure in
place. Steam Release Valve should be in open position ( )
(Figure 1). Press yogurt button. Cook time begins countdown
within 10 seconds. Remove Lid. Check temperature of milk. Milk
temperature has to be minimum 161
Let milk cool to 110 F (43
°
Follow package directions.
• Keep warm/cancel can be used as a mode for keeping cooked
foods at serving temperature. Food must be hot enough to
prevent bacterial growth before using keep warm/cancel setting.
The keep warm/cancel setting should only be used after a recipe
has been thoroughly cooked. Do not reheat food on keep warm/
cancel setting. If food has been cooked and then refrigerated,
reheat it on slow cook low or high and then switch to keep warm/
cancel. Visit foodsafety.gov for more information. It also cancels
all functions, clears time and returns display to "OFF ." Use at any
time to stop cooking modes.
• Delay start should only be used with non-perishable foods. Do
not use for recipes containing meat, fish, poultry, eggs or milk.
Follow USDA food safety guidelines and visit foodsafety.gov for
more information. To set a delay start time, select cooking mode
and adjust pressure level and cooking time if necessary. Then,
press delay start button and adjust to desired delay start time by
pressing + or – button. Countdown for delay start will start within
10 seconds. Selected mode will begin when delay countdown is
complete.
F (72 C) to be pasteurized.
° °
C) and add starter culture to milk.
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